How to hide a View programmatically?

Question

In my application, I have 2 LinearLayout\'s right above each other. Via a menu option, I want to be able to make the bottom one disappear, and have the top one

Answer 1

You can call view.setVisibility(View.GONE) if you want to remove it from the layout.

Or view.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE) if you just want to hide it.

From Android Docs:

INVISIBLE

This view is invisible, but it still takes up space for layout purposes. Use with setVisibility(int) and android:visibility.

GONE

This view is invisible, and it doesn't take any space for layout purposes. Use with setVisibility(int) and android:visibility.